What are the colors that best symbolize ancient China?

China's 5,000-year-old cultural connotation is rich and varied, which is very admirable. Even the colors we see every day are very particular in ancient times. Speaking of the most common colors in ancient times, they are just blue bricks and tiles, with dark flowers and bright red flowers. But in my opinion, what best symbolizes the ancient color of China is the festive scarlet and noble yellow. The former represents a better life, while the latter represents a high position.

First, cinnabar In ancient times, cinnabar was an authentic big red and was deeply loved by people. At that time, red was light red, which was a humble color compared with vermilion. It can only be used for people's clothes to wear inside, not outside In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, cinnabar was given a special meaning. Courtiers should wear scarlet robes when offering sacrifices to express their reverence for the gods and hope for a better life. People often decorate weddings with vermilion cloth. After the ministers made contributions, the king would send someone to dye their doors scarlet to show their dignity, and scarlet gradually became the color of nobility, which left a deep impression on the history of our country.

Second, yellow was an indispensable color in ancient China. It not only symbolizes dignity, but also symbolizes rights. When the king is in the upper position, he wants to make a set of robes. The color he chooses when making robes is yellow, so the robes are also called yellow robes. Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, although yellow was the exclusive color of the royal family, it did not become the exclusive thing of the king. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the strengthening of absolute monarchy, few people wore yellow clothes except the prince and others. Even royalty can only show their identity by wearing yellow. Therefore, yellow was a symbolic color in ancient China.

Looking back on thousands of years of history, we can find that traditional culture has charming charm, but behind it, it is a puppet under the feudal system. In ancient China, color can reveal a person's class and social status, but with the development of civilization, we are not so rigid in choosing clothes colors now, and we can choose our own preferences at will.